Stable-floor



(No Model.)

W. H. BREWER.

STABLE FLOOR.

Patented May' A13, 1890..

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VILLIAM H. BREVER, OF MASONVILLE, NEIV YORK.

STABLE- FLOO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,547, dated May 13,1890. Application filed February '7, 1890. Serial No. 339,595. (Nomodel.)

To a/Zwhom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, "WILLIAM H. BREWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Masonville, in the county of Delaware and State of New York,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stables, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to the construction of iioors for stables forcattle, and has for its object a noor which to a certain extent isself-cleaning, and which may loe kept clean very readily.

In the dairy business as now conducted it is customary to clean thestable-floors thoroughly before milking, and any construction of iioorwhich will facilitate such cleaning is a great time-saver, besidespossessing other manifest advantages, and I believe that a fioor that isrigid throughout-that is to say, which has no movable parts-is not onlyvery durable, but is more readily cleaned and kept clean than one whichhas a movable part.

INIy invention consists in a .ioor for stables in which that end whichsupports the rear of the animal is slatted, the whole floor, slatted andall, being arranged level and in a horizontal plane, so that the animalmay stand in a correct natural position; and I arrange beneath thisslatted portion an inclined chute leading into a gutter at the rear ofthe chute, whereby excrementitious matter may be readily disposed of,the construction being substantially as I will proceed now moreparticularly to set forth and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, in the twofigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure l is aplan,and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section.

Upon any suitable base a, of timbers or other material, are arrangedstringers or fioorbeams b longitudinally of the stall, and upon thesestringers or Hoor-beams I lay the floor c, which may be made up of anumber of planks or boards. The rear ends of the strin gers are beveledsubstantially at the angle shown at the end of the solid iioor c, andupon these beveled ends I arrange a tight inclined Iioor d, which leadsto a gutter e at the extreme rear of the stall, and this gutter may havea eurbf. Upon the floor c are secured blocks of timber c, the uppersurfaces of which are in the same horizontal plane as the upper surfacesof the stringers b. These blocks g are permanently affixed to the floord in line with the stringers b, and upon them I permanently secure theslatted portion h of the floor, the upper surface of the slatted portionbeing in horizontal alignment with the upper surface of the iioorc.Excrementitious matter voided by the cattle passes through the slattedportion h down upon the inclined floor d and gravitates into the guttere, whence it may be readily removed. Any such matter adhering to thefloor d may be easily removed by the insertion of a broom or otherimplement beneath the ioor h.

A stable-ioor thus constructed is strong, durable, and answers thepurpose admirably, and may be produced at comparatively small cost. Sucha floor greatly facilitates the cleaning of stables while cattle are inthem. The slatted portion prevents the cattle from slipping.

Vhat I claim is l. A stable-floor composed of stringers or floor-beamswhose roar ends are beveled and provided with a rearwardly-inclinedIiooring, a horizontal flooring arranged upon the level upper edges ofthe stringers, and a slatted floor arranged in the same horizontal planewith the main iiooring and above the inclined flooring, thus leavingclear access to the space between the slatted and inclined Iioorings, incombination with a gutter at the rear of the inclined iiooring andslatted portion, whereby portions to be cleaned are exposed and readilyaccessible, substantially as described.

2. A stable-flooring constructed of stringers or floor-beams beveled attheir rear ends and provided with an inclined flooring arranged uponsuch beveled portions, blocks secured to the inclined flooring or theinclined ends of the stringers or Hoor-beams, and having their uppersurface in alignment with the upper surfaces of the stringers orfloor-beams, a solid flooring arranged upon the stringers or Hoor-beams,and a slatted fiooring arranged upon the blocks, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set Amy hand this 27th day ofJanuary, A.D. 1890.

VILLIAM II. BREWER.

Witnesses:

FRANK B. WELLS, EUGENE GILBERT.

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